Management Accountant

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Are you a Management Accountant and a keen business partner who enjoys working within a fast-paced business with a high degree of autonomy, having the opportunity to develop their own ideas and add value? If this sound like you, we would love to hear from you.

Why your role matters

We are recruiting for a highly driven accountant with strong attention to detail, who enjoys getting involved with the business to provide insightful, accurate and reliable reporting and analysis to take ownership for reporting and analysing financial activity for the SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority) division of WorkNest, and act as a finance subject matter expert across the wider business. The SRA business contributes c.15% of revenue to the WorkNest results and incorporates 3 legal entities.

What you’ll be doing

As Management Accountant, your role involves developing a thorough understanding of the business and its influencing factors. You will collaborate closely with the SRA, SLT team, taking on the responsibility of offering financial support and critical assessment of business activities, commercial decisions, and projects as needed. Your tasks will include reconciling and analysing transactional data in the ERP system (Xero) to guarantee the accuracy and completeness of figures in the P&L and balance sheet. You will be tasked with generating various reports, preparing management accounts, conducting comprehensive actual-to-budget and prior-year variance analyses, and providing detailed commentary on significant variances for submission to both WorkNest and Marlowe Plc management. Additionally, you will be responsible for compiling budget and forecasting information for SRA businesses, ensuring that appropriate challenges are applied to budget owners. This role also involves the management of both direct and indirect reports who offer finance transactional support.

About you

The Management Accountant will be qualified (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) or someone in the advanced stages of qualification, coupled with substantial experience. Ideally, a minimum of 3 years' experience in a comparable position, demonstrating the capability to interact with individuals at various levels of seniority, think strategically, and effectively manage competing priorities. Strong interpersonal skills are essential, along with the ability to engage and collaborate with colleagues outside the Finance department, fostering partnerships and driving positive change.

Where you’ll be working

Hybrid working with an office base in Chester.

What’s in it for you.

This role attracts a salary of £45,000 per annum plus an attractive company benefits package.

The Company

WorkNest is part of the GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) division within Marlowe PLC. We are a powerhouse of employment law, HR, Health, and Safety, CQC Compliance support services, weaving pragmatic advice with powerful technology platforms. We have experienced exceptional growth over the last 24 months, fuelled by the acquisition of several leading business services groups, including: Law at Work, Ellis Whittam, Youmanage, esphr, HRSP, HR Solutions and Vista. Our purpose is to advance the way people work. We achieve this by helping employers proactively overcome their employment, safety, and wellbeing challenges, working alongside internal teams, or providing a fully outsourced solution. In fact, over 40,000 UK employers (in 45 vertical sectors) now seek our help on some of their most sensitive issues. We like to think that this is due to our focus on high quality, pragmatic and professional advice, and service.

We have a national presence with main offices in Chester and Glasgow, where our 400-strong team – including more than 75 qualified employment law solicitors, 50 qualified HR consultants and over 50 qualified Health & safety consultants, – strive to be the organisation of excellence that employers turn to for nurture and protection. We’re known for our personalised, high-quality support and pragmatic, commercially-minded approach – as well as being a great place to work!

So, what’s next?

Does this sound like you? Are you up for the challenge?

If you think this role is a good fit for you, please use the purple ‘apply now’ button to begin your application. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and covering letter outlining how you fulfil the person specification for this post.

WorkNest is committed to creating a culture of Inclusionand ensuring that everyone – job applicants, clients, colleagues, and anyone else we deal with – is treated fairly and with respect. We continuously review our policies and processes to support our aim to create a diverse team, however, please speak to our Talent and Recruitment specialist if there are any adjustments, we need to make in order to ensure, a genuine equality of opportunity.

The closing date for receipt of applications is by 9am on 16th February 2024